Re: ORAWIN (16 bit) and ORAWIN95 (32 bit) on the same PC ?

A million times yes...it works just fine. In fact, when you install the 32 bit stuff on NT, it AUTOMATICALLY wants to run the 16 bit installer afterward. Sounds to me like Oracle's pretty convinced that it works! 8) There is absolutely no trick to making it work, other than remembering path issues (both 16 and 32 bit versions have TNSPING and if they're both in your path you'll obviously only get the first one). Like the other fella in this thread noted, 16 bit uses ini files and 32 bit uses registry files. It works just fine with identical versions or differing versions.

Robert

On 30 Oct 1997 09:50:13 GMT, bjj_at_vegag.is (Bjorn Jonsson) wrote:

>Does anyone know if it is possible to have 16 and 32 bit Oracle stuff (SQL*Net
>etc.) on the same PC ? The reason for this is that we have developed some 32
>bit apps but are also purchasing a large system which is still 16 bits and
>will probably be for the next 12-18 months. We want our users to be able to
>have both of these on their PCs but it seems we are running into problems with
>paths, Oracle homes and lots of other things.
>
>I have been getting conflicting information on whether this is possible (at
>least without a big mess everytime a user wants to switch between running a 16
>and 32 bit app) or not. Also I have heard this may be impossible under Windows
>95 but possible on NT since there the 16 bit stuff is completely separate from
>the 32 bit stuff.
>
>Apart from replying to the group please reply by email; I've been having some
>problems with my newsserver recently.
>
>
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Received on Fri Oct 31 1997 - 00:00:00 CST